Aiuruoca

Town and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil
Flag of Aiuruoca
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Official seal of Aiuruoca
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Location in Minas Gerais
Location in Minas Gerais
Country BrazilState Minas GeraisRegionSoutheastIntermediate RegionPouso AlegreImmediate RegionCaxambu-BaependiFounded1706Government
 • MayorErlisson Vitor Lopes (PSD)Area
 • Total649.680 km2 (250.843 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total5,949 • Density9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)DemonymaiuruocanoTime zoneUTC−3 (BRT)Postal Code
37450-000 to 37451-999
HDI (2010)0.668 – medium[2]Websiteaiuruoca.mg.gov.br

Aiuruoca is a city in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 its population was estimated to be 5,976.[3]

Aiuruoca was founded in 1706.

In the 1920s, Danish immigrants in rural parts of Aiuruoca laid the foundation for the production of the Brazilian cheese queijo prato.[4]

The municipality contains 15.76% of the 22,917 hectares (56,630 acres) Serra do Papagaio State Park, created in 1998.[5]

21°58′S 44°36′W / 21.967°S 44.600°W / -21.967; -44.600

References

  1. ^ "IBGE Aiuruoca". IBGE. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ IBGE 2020
  4. ^ "Reportagens". revistagloborural.globo.com. Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  5. ^ PES da Serra do Papagaio (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-09-27

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